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Pelvic Health incontinence, overactive bladder, pelvic floor, pelvic health
Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a group of symptoms, not a disease, that is associated with sudden and frequent urge to
neck pain neck pain, strength training, strengthening
Up to 70% of Americans will experience Neck pain in their life times. Despite its’ high incidence this region of
Back Injuries exercise, low back pain, prevention, strength training
The 3 inevitable events in our society include death, taxes, and low back pain. Many of us will experience a
Women's Health exercise, HIIT, incontinence, pregnancy
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as the involuntary loss of urine with activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) such
Hip Injuries exercise, hip arthritis, hip pain, total hip replacement
Over 200,000 Americans undergo a total hip replacement often as a treatment for severe hip osteoarthritis. Patients who enter the
patellofemoral pain knee pain, patellofemoral pain, strength training
Patellofemoral pain, pain around the kneecap, is extremely common and impacts activities such as running, hiking and stairclimbing. In our
Hip Injuries hip impingement, hip pain, imaging, labral tear
Rates of hip arthroscopic procedure rates for labral tears and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) have sky rocketed over in the last
Knee Injuries exercise, knee arthritis, knee pain, strength training
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder in the United States and commonly affects spinal and extremity joints during the
shoulder pain impingement, rotator cuff tear, shoulder pain
Physical Therapy strengthening exercises remain the first line treatment for patients with shoulder diagnoses including impingement and rotator cuff pain.
Foot and Ankle Injuries achilles tendinitis, achilles tendinopathy, strengthening, tendon pain
Our understanding of tendon pain and injuries has changed significantly over the last two decades and has driven changes in
Back Injuries exercise, low back pain, spinal stenosis, strengthening
Phase I Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Strengthening Click Here for additional exercises
Back Injuries back and leg pain, low back pain, spinal stenosis, strengthening
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a relatively common condition in older adults with an estimated incidence of 1 in every 1000
general physical therapy offseason, recovery, sports performance, training
Many Boulder team and endurance athletes had their respective seasons shortened or cancelled secondary to COVID-19 sending them into an
Women's Health HIIT, pregnancy, prenatal exercise, women's health
The third trimester of pregnancy is when the demands of the fetus are greater due to rapid growth and development.
Running Injuries gait retraining, running, running injury
Biomechanics in sports are essential to both performance and injury risk becoming more important as athletes begin to increase their
Women's Health female athlete, postpartum, women's health
A recent article in the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (Deering et al, June 2020) discusses the research
general physical therapy exercise, injury risk, physical therapy, strength training
I have always felt every Physical Therapist should look the part and provide an example of how to remain fit
Back Injuries degenerative disc disease, imaging, low back pain, MRI
The old saying that you can’t unring a bell is true in imaging for musculoskeletal conditions. Most patients cannot unsee
Women's Health incontinence, pelvic floor, pelvic health, pregnancy, prenatal physical therapy, women's health
“Do your kegels.” How often do pregnant women hear that little phrase? These days, most prenatal apps, books, or health
climbing rock climbing, sports performance
Rock climbing is a 3-dimensional sport that challenges every single region of the body. As a result there are countless
Exercise exercise, muscle growth, resistance training, strength training
It seems there is not much eccentric exercises cannot do between healing injured tissue, improving mobility and strength, and now
climbing climbing, fitness tracking, rock climbing, sports performance
When performing near your upper limit, multiple attempts on a single climb is crucial for optimizing sequence and to improve
Foot and Ankle Injuries bunion, foot pain, strengthening, walking
Authors estimate close to 64 million adults in the United States have bunions on their first toe and 200,000 will